The stories that are passed down from generation to generation, whether through written or oral form, are essential to who we are and who we become. These stories create our culture and help to shape our future. In Fahrenheit 451, the citizens began to lose sight of this and started to burn the very stories that are so essential to us as humans. With this in mind, we are going to study and collect stories that are essential to who we are to help us further explore and recognize what a tragedy it was when books were banned and burned in Fahrenheit 451.
Part 1- Your Oral Traditions
Identify a story that is important to your family in some way. This story could be a happy story or one that has just had a profound impact on your family.
Write this story down. (Protected Writing Time- PWT- in class)
Share this story with a peer and receive feedback (peer conferences- in class)
Revise the story
Requirements and expectations
2 pages, double-spaced, MLA format
Must be a story that has impacted your family
Story must include DETAIL and DESCRIPTION
Somewhere in the story, explain the impact this event has had on your family since it happened.
Oral Traditions
The stories that are passed down from generation to generation, whether through written or oral form, are essential to who we are and who we become. These stories create our culture and help to shape our future. In Fahrenheit 451, the citizens began to lose sight of this and started to burn the very stories that are so essential to us as humans. With this in mind, we are going to study and collect stories that are essential to who we are to help us further explore and recognize what a tragedy it was when books were banned and burned in Fahrenheit 451.
Part 1- Your Oral Traditions
Part 2- Cultural Oral Traditions